Digital Health Innovation COVID Forum

With recent scares of Monkey Pox and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, concerns were raised about lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Are we prepared for another? This Digital Health Innovation Forum looks at opportunities for digital supports to process improvement and data sharing in managing future outbreaks. This will be in the context of the response in the Kansas City area. We will address questions like:

• What were some of the local responses to COVID?
• What challenges were encountered during Covid from a digital perspective?
• Did anything improve over time?
• What sort of reporting mechanism is required, and could it be universal?
• Is surveillance part of the equation? If so, what sort of systems are in place for that?
• What about contact tracing?
• What sort of challenge is presented by the Kansas/Missouri state line?
• How would we get to a regional pandemic preparedness program?
• Can technology address the equity challenges raised by COVID?

Join us as we relate experiences, insights, and strategies to overcome such hurdles. We look forward to your contributions and ideas in building a more resilient digital infrastructure for future pandemics.

 Panelists will include:

• Allen Greiner, MD, MPH - Chief Medical Officer, Wyandotte County Health Department, Nason Family Endowed Professor in Family Medicine & Community Health at the University of Kansas Medical Center
• Alex Francisco, PhD, Chief Science Officer, Kansas City (MO) Health Department
• Aaron Deacon, Executive Director, Kansas City Digital Drive

Parking for Polsinelli visitors is located at the Welsh Plaza parking garage directly under The Fontaine Hotel. Entrances to the garage are located off of Roanoke Parkway (Northbound) and Belleview Avenue (Southbound) and visitors may enter or exit from either side. Please take a ticket from the automated kiosk and feel free to park in any visitor spaces on level P1. Please present parking ticket at security on Level 1 for validation.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Polsinelli, 900 West 48th Place, Kansas City, United States